Aviation accidents in 1973

The NTSB database holds 4,451 accidents and incidents in 1973, recorded between 1973. 754 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,702 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,933 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.

4,451 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,451

Records

754

Fatal

1,702

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1973

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,451 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 422 Piper PA-28 329 Cessna 172 275 Cessna 182 164 Piper PA-24 97 Piper PA-22 91

Where these happened

United States 4,330 Mexico 42 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Asia 13 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 13 Unknown/Not Reported 11

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 17 Civil Air Patr 12 American Airlines, Inc. 11 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 Petroleum Heli 10 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8

Phase of flight

Landing 1,933

In Flight 1,477

Takeoff 786

Taxi 184

Static 43

Nearby years

All

1970 4,980 1971 4,882 1972 4,478 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1976 4,367

All 4,451 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Oct 1973	Amer Avco AA1 N5700L	Temple, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Atmospheric In	Fatal	1
25 Oct 1973	Beechcraft 95-C55 N24ST	Sallisaw, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Oct 1973	Piper PA-25 N7295Z	Rochester, Texas, United States no coordinates	Bucks Spraying	Fatal	1
22 Oct 1973	Cessna 172G N2AL	Bass Lake, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Oct 1973	Boeing B75N1 N121M	Spring Hill, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Oct 1973	Cessna 150J N51388	Britton, Texas, United States no coordinates	So.west Execut	Fatal	1
20 Oct 1973	Grumman F8F-2 N148F	Mojave, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Oct 1973	Piper PA-25 N4990Y	Post, Texas, United States no coordinates	AAA Flying SER	Fatal	1
17 Oct 1973	Cessna 150G N1642M	Titusville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Wilkinson Avia	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1973	Piper PA-25 N6927Z	Wolfforth, Texas, United States no coordinates	Shallowater FE	Fatal	1
14 Oct 1973	Cessna 320 N861W	Northbrook, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Oct 1973	Piper PA-28R N9456N	Tenino, Washington, United States no coordinates	Hillsboro Avia	Fatal	1
13 Oct 1973	Cessna 172 N7108T	Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1973	Piper PA-23 N3188P	Liberty, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1973	Piper J-3 N59625	Elk City, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1973	Aero Comdr 680FL N7377B	Van Nuys, California, United States no coordinates	Western Comman	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1973	Cessna 182A N9970B	Quail, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1973	Airscout L001 N2992	Tracy, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1973	Luscombe 8A N45915	Natchez, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1973	Mooney M20A N6034X	Summitville, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1973	Beechcraft D35 N2964B	Aurora, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1973	Sikorsky S-55B N414A	Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Titan Helicopt	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1973	Corbin B-ACE N10BA	Franklin, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1973	Piper PA-28 N7088R	Holyoke, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1973	Mooney M20E N6985U	Cassoday, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Oct 1973	Cessna 150F N8059F	Columbiana, Ohio, United States no coordinates	TED Nicholas C	Fatal	1
3 Oct 1973	Piper PA-18 N1875P	Kennett, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Oct 1973	Cessna 337 N1876M	MacKinac Cty, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Mich.wisconsin	Fatal	1
3 Oct 1973	Aerostar 601 N8MW	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Midwest Aircha	Fatal	1
2 Oct 1973	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96184	Slayton, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Oct 1973	Cessna 140 N89304	Divide, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Sep 1973	Stinson L-5 N57254	Grandview, Texas, United States no coordinates	B-4 Aviation	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1973	Vultee BT-13A N67579	Madera, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1973	Piper PA-22 N3116Z	Grover City, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Sep 1973	Piper PA-24 N5547P	Council Bluf, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Sep 1973	Cessna 150 N1361Q	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Skyclub, Inc.	Fatal	1
25 Sep 1973	Bell 47G2 N6730C	Pacifica, California, United States no coordinates	Continental le	Fatal	1
23 Sep 1973	W Marra DRIFTR N72WM	Fremont, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Sep 1973	Beechcraft 95-B55 N8437N	East Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Corporate Air	Fatal	1
23 Sep 1973	Piper PA-18 N4436Z	King Salmon, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Iliamna Lodge	Fatal	1
22 Sep 1973	Aero Comdr A-9B N7664V	Jordan, Georgia, United States no coordinates	World Aircraft	Fatal	1
22 Sep 1973	Cessna 172K N78638	Becket, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	C and R Connec	Fatal	1
22 Sep 1973	Amer Avco AA-1B N9912L	Jackson, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Spears Aviatio	Fatal	1
22 Sep 1973	Cessna 150K N6086G	Melbourne, Florida, United States no coordinates	Melbourne Avia	Fatal	1
15 Sep 1973	Cessna 182P N9348G	Red Level, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Ferguson Flyin	Fatal	1
13 Sep 1973	Cessna 172H N2665L	Wheeling, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Shara Flying C	Fatal	1
13 Sep 1973	Cessna 150G N3076S	Wheeling, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Preister Aviat	Fatal	1
12 Sep 1973	Beechcraft B55 N1742W	Agusta Springs, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Sep 1973	Piper J3C-65 N42163	Redfield, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Dale W Campbel	Fatal	1
9 Sep 1973	Pitts S-1S N22XP	Homestead, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1